Editing Central African Republic (section)

=== Climate ===
{{main|Climate of the Central African Republic}}
[[File:Koppen-Geiger Map CAF present.svg|thumb|upright=1.2|[[Köppen climate classification]] map of the Central African Republic]]
The climate of the Central African Republic is generally [[Tropics|tropical]], with a [[wet season]] that lasts from June to September in the northern regions of the country, and from May to October in the south. During the wet season, rainstorms are an almost daily occurrence, and early morning [[fog]] is commonplace. Maximum annual precipitation is approximately {{Convert|71|in|mm|order=flip}} in the upper Ubangi region.<ref>''Central African Republic: Country Study Guide volume 1'', p. 24.</ref>

The northern areas are hot and humid from February to May,<ref>{{Cite book
  |editor=Ward, Inna
  |title=Whitaker's Almanack
  |edition=139th
  |page=[https://archive.org/details/whitakersconcise00inna/page/796 796]
  |publisher=A & C Black
  |location=London
  |year=2007
  |isbn=978-0-7136-7660-0
  |url-access=registration
  |url=https://archive.org/details/whitakersconcise00inna/page/796
  }}
</ref> but can be subject to the hot, dry, and dusty [[trade wind]] known as the [[Harmattan]]. The southern regions have a more equatorial climate, but they are subject to [[desertification]], while the extreme northeast regions of the country are a [[steppe]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SmmUAgAAQBAJ&q=extreme+northeast+regions+of+the+country+are+already+desert.+central+african+republic&pg=PA115|title=African Folklore: An Encyclopedia|last1=Peek|first1=Philip M.|last2=Yankah|first2=Kwesi|date=March 2004|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781135948733|access-date=9 November 2020|archive-date=14 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414134541/https://books.google.com/books?id=SmmUAgAAQBAJ&q=extreme+northeast+regions+of+the+country+are+already+desert.+central+african+republic&pg=PA115|url-status=live}}</ref>